点滴英语天天学第274期:雅思词汇(114)

1. give the shirt off one’s back

释义：To give anything that is asked for; to act in a very generous and selfless manner. （尽力帮助某人）

例句：I'm not surprised that Tammy loaned you money—she would give anyone the shirt off her back.

Tammy把钱借给你，我一点也不奇怪——她对任何人都很慷慨。

You can always count on Mark when you're in trouble; he'd give you the shirt off his back.

当你遇到困难时，你总是可以依靠马克;他会尽其所能帮助你。

Of course Dad gets mad at me sometimes for no good reason. But if I ever need it, I know he would give me the shirt off his back.

我父亲有时对我发火也不见得有什么道理。但是,只要我需要，他总是会尽一切力量帮助我的。

Pete never says very much. But when he hears about somebody who's sick in the hospital or lost his job, he's always the first to put his hand in his pocket and bring out money to help. Yes, he's the kind of man who'd give you the shirt off his back.

皮特这个人平时话不多。但是，每当他听说某人有病进了医院，或失了业，他总是第一个拿钱出来帮忙。是的，他是这种会尽力帮助别人的人。

2. keep one’s shirt on

释义：Stay calm, be patient; not give way to temper or excitement. （保持镇定，不发脾气）

例句：Honey, keep your shirt on, please! I'm sorry, but the boss made me work late at the office.

亲爱的,请你千万别发火。我很抱歉。可是,我的老板给了我好多活,我不得不在办公室加班嘛。

Keep your shirt on, Harry; we have plenty of time to catch the train.

哈里，你别太紧张了，我们还有好多时间，足够我们赶到火车站去的。

Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks.

保持冷静，那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。

Don’t be silly, Mary, keep your shirt on. It’s nothing worth a quarrel with him.

Mary，别犯傻，保持冷静，没有什么值得他这种人去争吵的。

3. put one’s shirt on

释义：To bet or risk everything one has on something.（把全部家当压在……）

例句：I think I've quite a good chance of getting the job, but I wouldn't put my shirt on it.

我认为自己很有可能得到这份工作，可是我不想把所有希望放在这上面。

I put my shirt on the horse and fortunately it won.

我将所有的钱都押赌在那匹马上，幸亏赢了。

He has put his shirt on his team winning the trophy.

他孤注一掷，赌自己的队一定能赢得奖杯。